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'Cockle wars' drawing to an end, navy chief says
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 26/06/2020
» SURAT THANI: Local figures wielding influence are being neutralised and a disruptive dispute between cockle farmers and local small-boat fishermen is drawing to an end, navy chief Adm Luechai Ruddit said yesterday.
New skirmish in 'cockle wars'
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 27/06/2020
» SURAT THANI: Cockle farmers have headed out to sea to guard their territory following the death of a colleague from heart failure after a dispute with fishermen harvesting shellfish from an area to which he had laid claim.
One drowns, one missing while collecting shellfish in South
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 08/07/2020
» SURAT THANI: A woman was washed out to sea and drowned, and her daughter-in-law was missing, while collecting molluscs at a beach in Chaiya district on Tuesday, police said.
80 illegal fish traps seized in Surat Thani
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 11/07/2020
» SURAT THANI: Authorities have seized 80 illegal fish traps in Bandon Bay in this southern province. Nobody showed up to claim ownership of what officials have classified as destructive fishing gear.
Three arrested with 1,199kg 'ice'
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 12/07/2020
» SURAT THANI: Three men were arrested and 1,199 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, or ice, in their possession seized by police in Phun Phin district of this southern province Saturday, police said.
Northern couple behind smuggling of tonne of 'ice'
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 16/07/2020
» CHIANG RAI: Police arrested a couple on Wednesday for overseeing the smuggling of more than one tonne of crystal meth, or "ice", from the North to southern Thailand.
Cockle farmers given 15 days to dismantle ocean platforms
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/07/2020
» SURAT THANI: Owners of 176 roofed platforms built to guard illegal cockle farms in the waters of Bandon Bay have been given 15 days to dismantle them, or face legal action.
Long holiday breathes new life into Surat Thani tourism
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 28/07/2020
» SURAT THANI: The four-day weekend has attracted a large number of tourists to the province's three main resort islands - Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao - and mainland attractions, and put a reported 220 million baht into local circulation.
Ukranian falls to death in Surat Thani
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 30/07/2020
» SURAT THANI: A 36-year-old Ukranian fell to his death from the rooftop of an empty hotel in Muang district on Thursday morning.
Ferry capsizes off Koh Samui, 7 missing
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 02/08/2020
» SURAT THANI: Seven people were missing and nine others rescued after a ferry hit by a strong storm capsized after leaving Koh Samui island, heading for the Don Sak boat pier on the mainland on Saturday night, local media reported.